NRCA Action Alert: NRCA urges members to contact officials in Washington, D.C., about the new overtime payment rule

March 2016

The Department of Labor (DOL) is in the final stages of implementing a new rule that will dramatically increase the
salary threshold for exempt workers who are not eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposed
rule increases the salary threshold from the existing $455 per week (or $23,660 per year) to $970 per week (or $50,440
per year) for 2016, a 113 percent increase! The proposal also seeks to automatically increase the salary
threshold annually and could make potential changes to the primary duties test. NRCA filed comments opposing the rule
in September 2015, but now we need your help to further convey our industry's message to decision makers in Washington,
DC.